Description:

The University of Georgias Marine Education Center and Aquarium (MECA) in Savannah, Georgia is now accepting applications for one-year post-baccalaureate marine education internship positions.

The internship duration is from September 4, 2012 through August 15, 2013 and includes $8.14 per hour salary and free housing.

Deadline for internship applications is April 5, 2012.

MECA is located on the north end of Skidaway Island on a 1,718-acre tract owned by the University System of Georgia. This property lies along the Skidaway River and Intracoastal Waterway and is composed of nearly 700 acres of maritime forest and open field, 1,000 acres of salt marsh and 18 acres of freshwater ponds.

Send a resume, letter of application, official college transcript(s) and 3 sealed letters of recommendation to the address below. Incomplete, email or fax applications will not be considered. See website http://marex.uga.edu/aquarium for complete application details. All application materials must be received by 4:00 pm EST on April 5, 2012. No phone calls please.

Address: Internship Selection Committee UGA Marine Education Center 30 Ocean Science Circle Savannah GA 31411

Qualifications:

Qualifications for Applicants: (Applicants with graduate degrees or previous multiple internships are not eligible for the internship program).

Please read the following information thoroughly. If you do not meet the following requirements your application will not be considered. Strong applicants will demonstrate to the intern selection committee that she/he has the following qualifications: •An undergraduate degree in biological science or science education, from an accredited college or university, awarded since May 2011. Degree must be awarded before internship begins on September 4, 2012. Applicants with graduate degrees or previous multiple internships are not eligible for this program. •Training or experience in marine science courses (e.g. biology, marine biology, marine science, ecology, invertebrate zoology, and ichthyology) is required.•Some previous experience teaching or working with children/students is required. •Physical ability to carry out internship duties to include teaching outdoors during hot summers and cold winters and lifting objects up to 50 lbs.• Fluency in English - bilingual applicants (English/Spanish) are encouraged to apply. •U.S. citizenship or U.S. work visa. If selected, MECA will provide intent to employ documents for visa application. Background checks are required for University of Georgia employment.

Paid Internship Info:

$8.14 per hour; housing provided

Length/Availability:

50 weeks

Start Date:

09/4/12

End Date:

, 08/15/13

Deadline:

04/05/12

Additional Info:

Job Description

Training: Interns will learn how to convey marine-related content through lectures, labs, coastal field studies and distance learning. Training will be an ongoing process throughout the internship beginning with the most intensive training in fall 2012. Interns are exposed to a wide variety of teaching methods, and intensive studies of the estuarine and barrier island systems of coastal Georgia.

Duties: Interns will teach marine and coastal ecology related topics to grades preK-12 onsite at the Marine Education Center. They will also be required to teach on barrier islands, in the salt marsh, and on research vessels. Teaching and related preparatory duties are approximately 75% of the internship. The Center’s aquarium is open on Saturday and each intern will rotate working on Saturdays. Science Camp will round out the internship during the summer. Additional duties include maintaining touch-tank organisms, a short-term educational project, clerical assistance, and misc. duties as assigned.

Detailed internship information can be found at: http://www.marex.uga.edu/aquarium/internPrograms.html

Tags:

environmental  education  science  marine  biology 

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